Exam 5: Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

Tina's heart began to beat much faster when it came to the scary scene in the movie.Which part of the nervous system causes the heart to beat faster when afraid?

Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

What type of tissue is important in assisting the cardiovascular system by collecting excess tissue fluid and eventually returning it to the cardiovascular system?

The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

Which of the following heart tissues is not part of the internal conduction system of the heart?

The right ventricle is to the pulmonary trunk as the left ventricle is to the ___________.

Generally,there are no symptoms of hypertension.

A hospital laboratory technician injects a dye into a vein in your right arm.What is the first chamber of the heart the dye reaches?

Choose the most correct statement concerning capillaries.

What is the name of the thick,membranous sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

Blood pressure ______ with distance from the left ventricle while the total cross-sectional area of the blood vessels __________.

During open heart surgery,the first heart structure that would be cut into is the _____________.

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

What does an ECG record?

A person who sits for hours on a long airplane flight will have problems will blood pooling below the knees.Why?

What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

Which of the following activities is not recommended for prevention of cardiovascular disease?

Where in the body is blood pressure the highest?

Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?